Expert Commentary

Corporate Fraud Prevention

High-Integrity Management and Fraud Prevention: The Wrong Way

Scott Langlinais | July 1, 2007

A company can employ many tactics to fight fraud, but one person can undermine it. Scott Langlinais explains.

Internal Controls

How To Test Fewer Key Controls in a Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Project

Matthew Leitch | July 1, 2007

Matthew Leitch tells how cutting out "key" controls can reduce SOx cost, and regulators have provided some reasons for doing it.

Courts and Coverage

Surface Water Exclusions in the Homeowners Policy

Brent Cooper | July 1, 2007

Brent Cooper and Dana Harbin discuss cases in several jurisdictions where the surface water exclusion has been ruled inapplicable.

Continuous Performance Improvement

Deming's Point #13 as Applied to the Insurance Industry

John Pryor | July 1, 2007

John Pryor discusses Dr. W. Edwards Deming's adage: Encourage education and self-improvement for everyone.

Liability Insurance

More Allocation Theories: Exhaustion

Steven Rawls | July 1, 2007

Steve Rawls and Rebecca Allpelbaum show how different courts apply allocation methods to determine indemnity obligations.

Corporate Aviation

Risk Mitigation—How Corporate Aviation Can Work

Adam Webster | June 9, 2007

Adam Webster examines why taking risks is necessary to avoid business stagnation and discusses the dangers in doing so.

Contingent Risk Capital

Donald Riggin | June 1, 2007

Creative risk managers seek a combination of risk financing and transfer techniques to the best use their company's risk capital. Don Riggin explains.

Design and Professional Liability

Project Professional Liability: Professional Liability Insurance Alternatives for Construction Projects

Jeff Slivka | June 1, 2007

Jeff Slivka provides an overview of four alternatives for protecting a construction project from professional liability.

Surety

Killer Bond Forms and Contract Provisions—Part 1

Marilyn Klinger | June 1, 2007

In an ongoing series, Marilyn Klinger discusses new bond provisions and their impact on the liability of the surety industry.

Wrap-Up Programs

Wrap-Ups and the Issue of Collateral—Part 2

Richard Resnick | June 1, 2007

Rich Resnick helps navigate confusing collateral issues by answering typical questions posed by insureds.